[[Three people are sitting together.]]
Woman: Man, sex has all these crazy social rules. They just create drama.
Man #2: Let's agree to change them, and make sex simple!
Man #1: Okay!
Man: Hooray! We've solved the problem of drama!
Man: I'll go tell everyone!
[[The man opens a door.]]
[[There is a graph, showing time vs. drama. A vertical dotted line indicates the rule change. Drama is low before the line, then steadily increases afterward.]]
[[The man closes and leans against the door.]]
Man: Holy shit
Man: Guys
Man: People are
complicated!
{{Title text: This happens in geek circles every so often. The 'Hey, this is just a system I can figure out easily!' is also a problem among engineers first diving into the stock market.}}

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